Little Bella has taken the hearts of our family and everyone that meets her. She is our 2nd DS adoption, and we want to share her story with all.

Little Bella has captured the hearts of our family and everyone that meets her. We want to share her story with all.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Bella’s Week

Reading…

Tea Time….we are working on pretend play

Therapy, therapy, and more therapy

Coloring

GJ Changes can wait till Signing Time is over – at least that is what Bella thought. The medical staff and her Mama disagreed and she let us know in no uncertain terms just how rude she thought we all were!

And if that wasn’t enough, we are having nursing problems. People have lives. But when their personal lives effect their work to the point that it effects their professional judgment, we have a problem. I had to let a nurse go – and that is very hard for me to do. I have a guilt ridden personality, so these things are hard for me.

We are now on our second nursing agency and this week the agency made me mad, and so now I am questioning in home nursing altogether. I am trying to be calm and let things blow over, but I don’t know. When you have in home nursing, you lose part of your freedom. Bella had a temp of 97 and a runny nose. The nurse called the agency and the agency called me to tell me to call the doctor. (They did that as a courtesy because they know I like to be involved and do the calling.) Excuse me? I call the doctor when I think it’s necessary. I know that nursing agencies have a limited scope of practice. They have limitations on what they can and cannot do. But seriously? 97 is not a temp and a little runny nose? I don’t think so. The Plan of Care is broad enough to cover that. I was furious. If she is sick, yes I will be the first to call the doctor. I don’t take well to being told what to do. Especially like that. There is an implication that I don’t know what I am doing and I need to get out of the way of the professionals. Sigh……Maybe I’m being overly sensitive. The little girls are being tested. Joy was labeled Mentally Retarded this week. There is a lot going on. But I have spent the weekend pondering if our family could survive without strangers in it 24/7. I don’t know. The freedom would be nice. But then I think about my friend Lacey. (she has no nursing) I’m trying to take a step back and realize that I am in an emotional place at the moment. We’ll see what happens.

Well, maybe I’m too close to see you clearlyOr is it now my role to simply believe?You’re just one of those mysteriesThat may never be solved in timeBut you do — you do — you shine

And Sammy will do what Sammy will do when Sammy is ready to do itAnd Trevor will do what Trevor will do when Trevor is ready to do itAnd Lucy will do what Lucy will do when Lucy is ready to do itAnd they’ll do it in their own time